Marianne brushed through her hair and then put it up in a bun. She put on some mascara and lipstick after changing into a pair of jeans and a hoodie.
After spraying some mint and coconut perfume on, Marianne heard a knock on her door. But it wasn't her room door, it was her balcony door.
She saw Jasper standing there wearing a normal blue and white tee and he was wearing a blue baseball cap. He had a smile on his face and another baseball cap in his hands.
Smiling, Marianne opened the locked balcony doors for him and let him in. "Morning, Jasper."
"Mornin' darlin'." Jasper gave her a small kiss on her cheek before putting the ball cap on her.
"Thanks." Marianne rolled her eyes sarcastically as her bun came undone.
"You're welcome." Jasper gave her a cheeky smile, which slowly turned to a frown. "You smell like another man."
Marianne looked at him in confusion before she realised that he must be smelling her dad on her. "Oh! My dad came home today and I gave him a hug. He's coming to play baseball with us."
Jasper's frown deepened. "You're... father?"
nodded, frowning. "Yeah. Are you worried that he won't like you?"
Jasper sat down on her desk chair. "A little bit."
Marianne grabbed his hand. "Don't worry, Jasper. My dad will like you. My aunt adores you and although my mom doesn't show it, she likes you."
Jasper didn't looked convinced. "I don't know about your mother. She's kind of... what's the word... scary? In her own way."
Marianne chuckled. "My mom is more like protective. I wouldn't say she's scary."
Jasper grinned at her. "Whatever you say, sweetheart."
Marianne glared playfully at her boyfriend. "I think I would know my mother by now, Jasper. I have lived with her for my entire life."
He shrugged his shoulders innocently and Marianne rolled her eyes. "Shouldn't you be arriving right about now?"
Jasper looked down at his watch (I have no idea if he wears a watch). "Shoot. I'll pick you and your family up in about two minutes."
Marianne laughed. "See you in two minutes."
Jasper gave her a farwell kiss and then left her room using the balcony.
Marianne squealed like a thirteen year old getting her first kiss and fixed her bun before running down the stairs. On the last step, Marianne stumbled and fell to the floor.
"Gah!" She yelped as she collided with the ground.
Sierra and Roger ran into the hallway, both looking startled. "Are you okay?!"
Marianne jumped up. "I'm okay!"
She pushed passed her parents and ran to the front door.
"What are you doing, flower?" Sierra asked, feeling her daughter's forehead. "Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine mom!" Marianne said as the doorbell rang. "Jasper's here."
Marianne gave her dad a stern look. "Be nice. And remember, do not talk or show photos of my childhood."
Roger saluted his daughter and Marianne huffed at him before opening the front door.
She didn't give Jasper a kiss, knowing her father wouldn't like seeing them do that in of him. Instead, she gave him a hug and welcomed him inside like he wasn't upstairs two minutes ago.
Jasper's manners kicked in as he offered Roger a hand to shake. "I'm Jasper Hale, Mr. Carson. It's pleasure to meet the man who raised Marianne."
Roger eyed him. The silence was killing both Marianne and Jasper, but Jasper didn't show it.
Finally, Roger moved, causing Marianne to jump, and he shook Jasper's hand with his gloved one.
"Roger Carson. The pleasure is all mine, son." Roger shook his hand and gave him a smile.
Sierra and Aspen smiled softly at Jasper. "Good morning, Jasper."
"'Morning ma'am." Jasper greeted, nodding to the both of them.
"Are we ready to go?" Marianne asked everyone, trying to get rid of the somewhat awkward tension in the air.
Sierra nodded. "Yes."
Jasper nodded as he walked with Marianne to the car. He opened and shut the car door for everyone using his speed, except for Roger's, and then got in the car and began to drive.
The ride was quiet except for the occasional small talk and trying to get to know Jasper a bit more. They passed by a gorgeous waterfall and soon pulled up next to a silver jeep. The other Cullens and Bella were messing around with each other while they were waiting for them to arrive.
They joined the family where Carlisle shook Roger's hand. "I'm Carlisle, you must be Marianne's father."
He nodded. "The name's Roger. It's wonderful to meet you."
Carlisle nodded. "You too. This is my wife, Esme."
Esme smiled. "It's a pleasure to meet you. These are my children, Edward, Rosalie, Darren, Emmett, and Edward's girlfriend, Bella."
Roger nodded, trying to remember all of their names.
"Are you all playing?" Carlisle asked.
The Elementals smiled at each other. The Cullens had no idea what was getting ready to happen.
Roger nodded for everyone. "Whose team are we on?"
"You can be on ours. Anyone with blond hair is on your team." Carlisle stated, gesturing to Rosalie, Jasper, and himself.
Bella and Esme were at home as Rosalie went to bat. Alice was the pitcher and the other boys were out on the field.
Thunder crackled in the sky and Alice gave everyone a sly smile. "It's time."
Rosalie nodded and waited for Alice to pitch. Alice threw the ball so hard that Bella only saw a streak of white as Rosalie hit it far past the tree line, creating a sound that sound very much like thunder. The Carson family was able to see the ball as it came, but it was still slightly difficult to keep up with.
Bella laughed lightly. "Okay. Now I see why you need the thunder."
Edward quickly began to run for the ball as Rosalie rounded the bases.
"That's got to be a home run, right?" Bella asked Esme who shook her head softly.
"Edward's very fast."
Edward threw the ball back to the catcher and Esme got it just in time to get Rosalie out. Esme turned to Bella, waiting for her judgement.
Bella gave an awkward smile. "You're out."
Emmett seemed very happy. "Out! Wooh! Yeah!"
Rosalie huffed and glared slightly at the human.
"Babe, come on! It's just a game." Emmett called across the field to Rosalie.
Carlisle patted his daughter's shoulder gently and said jokingly, "Nice kitty."
(I have no idea if this is actually what he said. I couldn't tell when I listened to the scene on YouTube. So oh well)
Carlisle swung his bat and pointed it toward the outfield. Alice pitched the ball and Carlisle hit it with a SMACK! He ran the bases while Emmett and Darren ran for the ball at the same time. Not seeing each other, the biological brothers jumped into each other and missed the ball, allowing Carlisle to score a point.
Emmett and Darren hit the ground and immediately began to joke around with each other.
"What are you doing?" Darren snapped playfully at his older brother.
"Me? What about you?"
Jasper went up to bat as Roger and Aspen began to warm up. He did this fancy flip trick with the bat, making Marianne roll her eyes, and got into a hitting position.
Alice threw the ball and Jasper hit it. Emmett quickly ran, climbing up a tree just to catch the ball before it hit the ground. Once he caught the ball, Jasper was out and Rosalie smiled proudly.
"My monkey man."
Marianne almost laughed but held it back, knowing Rosalie would give her a bone-chilling glare.
Roger stepped up to bat and Alice seemed to stare at his hands for a few moments that were concealed by his leather gloves.
"I love your gloves! Are they Italian?" She asked, smiling excitedly.
Everyone groaned, knowing Alice could talk forever about clothes. Everyone knew Alice loved fashion. She bought everyone designer outfits that she made them wear because she wanted everyone to look their best. She also thought she had a great taste in clothes. And she did. But sometimes she went overboard.
Roger smiled slightly. "Yes they are."
Alice's smile brightened. "Finally! Someone who has a good taste in clothing."
Roger laughed. "I wouldn't say that, but thanks."
She nodded and pitched the ball. You could tell she didn't do it as hard as she did for the vampires, but it wasn't at normal speed either. Roger hit it with ease, causing it to fly to the treeline. The boys in the outfield were not expecting Roger to hit it that far, so it took them a few seconds to realize what happened. Before Edward got the ball, Roger was already at the home plate.
Carlisle and Roger high fived and Marianne noticed how mich they looked alike. They had the same blond hair, pale skin, and facial structure. Aspen when to bat when Alice's eyes lost their focus on her. She was getting a vision. A very bad vision.
"Stop." Alice cried out.
Emmett and Darren looked at Alice in confusion but Edward read her mind and froze in horror. The five of the raced back to the home plate.
Edward went to Bella and said, "Put your hair down."
Rosalie scoffed. "Like that'll help. I could smell her and everyone else from across the field."
Marianne kept a strong grip on her boyfriend's arm, thinking that whatever is getting ready to happen, it wasn't going to be good. Her parents and aunt gathered around the two protectively, but also made it look casual in case there wasn't any danger.
Jasper turned to Marianne and the other Carson girls. "Might as well put your hair down too. It might not help but it's worth a shot."
The girls put their hair down just as five figures walked out from behind the fog.
"I shouldn't have brought you here. I'm so sorry." Edward said to the Bella.
Bella looked confused and worried. "What?"
"Just be quiet and stand behind me." Edward ordered.
The group of five vampires approached them quickly due to their speed. One of them had dark skin and dreds. A girl had flaming red hair and was wearing a fur coat. She was holding the arm of a man with lond, blond hair. Another one of them was a girl with blue hair and a smirk on her face. She was holding hands with a man with black shoulder-length hair and tan skin. The only thing in common that they had were their blood red eyes.
The Carsons, Bella, Jasoer, and Edward stayed back while the Cullen family went to talk to the vampire visitors.
The dark-skinned man raised up their baseball. "I think this belongs to you."
He threw it to Carlisle, who caught it with ease. "Thank-you."
The man began to speak again. "I am Laurent. This is Victoria and James. The other two are Noelle and Nathan."
The redhead, Victoria, gave a slight nod at her name and the blond, James, kept his red eyes on Bella. Nathan smirked, his and Noelle's eyes on Marianne.
Jasper wrapped an arm around Marianne, keeping her close to his body while watching the nomads cautiously.
"I'm Carlisle." Carlisle introduced before motioning to his family. "And this is my family."
"Hello." Laurent greeted.
Emmett and Darren squinted their eyes at the nomads, waiting to see what they wanted.
"I'm afraid your hunting activities have caused something of a mess for us." Carlisle stated.
"Our apologies." Laurent began. "We didn't realise the territory had been claimed."
Carlisle nodded. "Yes. Well we maintain a permanent resident nearby."
"Really. Well, we won't be a problem anymore." Laurent said. "We were just passing through."
Victoria began to speak for the first time. "The humans were tracking us. But we led them east. You should be safe."
Carlisle nodded in appreciation. "Excellent."
Laurent chuckled slightly. "So. Could you use three more players. Noelle and Nathan won't be joining us. They have other business to take care of."
The Cullens seemed a little suspicious of them and looked over at their father who was trying to decide what to do. Jasper began to use his gift to calm everyone down.
"Oh come on. Just one game." Laurent asked.
Carlisle sighed. "Sure. Why not? A few of us were just leaving. You can take their place. We'll bat first."
He passed the ball to Laurent but Victoria caught it.
She smiled. "I'm the one with the wicked curve ball."
Darren smiled back. "I'm sure we can handle it."
Laurent oohed while everyone else laughed lightly. Victoria then said, "We shall see."
Noelle stared at the Cullens and the Carsons. "You wouldn't happen to know anyone named Dakota Hill, would you?"
Marianne and her parents tensed and Jasper looked at them.
Carlisle shook his head. "No. I don't believe so. Why?"
"She's a friend of a friend. We've been looking for her for a while now." Nathan answered. "She wasn't home."
Aspen and Sierra shared a look. It was a good thing they sent Maxwell and William to Alaska.
Carlisle shook his head again. "She doesn't ring a bell. Let's start the game, shall we?"
They nodded and as Bella turned around to leave, the wind blowed, making her scent fly in the air. James took in a deep breath of her scent and smiled sadistically.
"You brought a snack." James said walking towards Bella.
Edward shoved Bella behind him and the Cullens got in a defensive stance, growling at James. Sierra held Bella next to her daughter, who held onto to Bella's hands reassuringly while Jasper and Edward glared daggers at the nomad.
"The girl's with us." Carlisle stated. "I think it'd be best if you leaved."
"I can see the game is over." Laurent held his hands up in defense. "We'll go now."
James continued to stare at Edward, who glared right back.
"James." Laurent warned.
James stiffly turned around, not wanting to leave but he knew they were outnumbered. He wrapped his arm around Victoria and they walked away. Nathan gave a mocking wink to Jasper before joining the rest of the nomads.
"Get them out if here." Carlisle ordered Edward and Jasper, talking about Bella and the Carsons. "Go."
Edward and Bella ran to the jeep while Jasper and the Carsons walked to the car they rode in.
Jasper and Marianne got in the front while everyone else got in the back. Marianne kept bouncing her leg and biting her lip anxiously.
"We're going back to my house." Jasper told them. "There we can talk about what we are going to do."
Marianne looked like she was going to burst.
"Marianne, sweetie, are you okay?" Aspen asked her niece.
"Nathan and Noelle were sent to find me by Laura! When she warned me the other day she also told me about her sending two of her friends to find me because she was stuck in California or something!" Marianne said quickly. "I should've told you guys but I didn't think she was telling the truth! She's lied so many times before that I didn't think she was telling the truth!"
Sierra shook her head softly at her daughter. "You should have told us. But now is not the time. We need a plan."
"Carlisle probably already has one." Jasper said. "He always does."
Jasper didn't know if he was reassuring them or himself. Maybe it was both. But he did hope that Carlisle had a plan to keep his mate safe. And Bella too. But she wasn't his top priority right now.
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Hey everyone!
Long time no see! Thus took me forever to write mostly because I didn't know how to right it exactly the way I wanted to. But hey, at least I updated. The next chapter is going to be the garage scene with whatever comes after that.
I am actually writing this story off of YouTube videos of Twilight and my memory. I don't have the movie or even the book so I have to wait until I get into town to watch the YouTube videos so I can write the chapters.
Anyway, I hope you liked the chapter! It took me forever to decide how to write it and you don't want to know how long I researched leather gloves just to write that small portion about them. Do you guys have any guesses on why Roger wears the gloves??? If you do, tell me in the comment section and I will tell you in the next chapter if you are right or not.
Oh, and to Madmaxi, you were right! You did get to meet the friends of Laura in this chapter! Ten points for whatever Hogwarts house you are in!
Xoxo,
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